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David E. Kirkland is a trans-disciplinary scholar of English and urban education, who explores the intersections among urban youth culture, language and literacy, urban teacher preparation, and digital media. He analyzes culture, language, and texts, and has expertise in critical literary, ethnographic, and sociolinguistic research methods. He has received many awards for his work, including the 2008 AERA Division G Outstanding Dissertation Award and was a 2009-10 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and is a former fellow of NCTE’s Cultivating New Voices. Dr. Kirkland has published widely. His most recent articles include: ” Black Skin, White Masks’: Normalizing Whiteness and the Trouble with the Achievement Gap” in urban contexts: Politics, Pluralism, and Possibilities” (English Education), and “We real cool: Examining Black males and literacy” (Reading Research Quarterly). He is currently completing his fourth book, A Search Past Silence, to be published through Teacher College Press s Language and Literacy Series. Dr. Kirkland believes that, in their language and literacies, youth take on new meanings beginning with a voice and verb, where words when spoken or written have the power to transform the world inside-out Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. https://latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Silvia Federici about her latest book: Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle. The struggle to make visible how the Capitalist system depends on the unwaged reproductive labour of women. How the revolution must include both the liberation of men and women from exploitation. She speaks of the challenges, victories and alternatives. Silvia Federici is a feminist writer, teacher, and militant. In 1972, she was cofounder of the International Feminist Collective, which launched the Wages for Housework campaign internationally. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. https://latinwavesmedia.com/wordpress/ 

Peter McLaren is the author and editor of over forty-five books and hundreds of scholarly articles and chapters. His writings have been translated into over 20 languages, he is Co-Director of the Paulo Freire Democratic Project and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice. Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Peter about his new comic book “Breaking Free: The Life and Times of Peter McLaren, Radical Educator” and his inspirations in life, about changing society and the academy with radical love and how society needs to move beyond wage based labour. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. https://latinwavesmedia.com/wordpress/

Latin Waves’ host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin Secretariat of Hands off Venezuela, they speak about the current conflict in Russia, some history of the conflict and how Western powers and now Russia make excuses for imperial wars. How hypocritical it is for our media and the US to condemn some wars but not others. How if we care for peace we must do the hard work of agitating for a new kind of system beyond capitalism. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

BRANDI MORIN is an award-winning Cree/Iroquois/French multimedia journalist from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta. Among her many awards over a decade of reporting on Indigenous oppression in North America, she won the 2021 Edward R Murrow Award in the Feature Reporting category for The stench of death: On Canada’s Highway of Tears. two National Native American Journalism awards in 2022 for her work in Al Jazeera English , her book is titled “Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising” Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to her about the ongoing Genocide of Indigenous women in Canada, how nothing has gotten better since the MMIWG inquiry, how little of the recommendations have been implemented, how we are in the final push against Colonization and the culture of death. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com 

Robin Hahnel is a Professor Emeritus from American University in Washington DC where he taught for thirty-three years. During the past fourteen years he taught as a Visiting Professor at Portland State University, Lewis and Clark College, and Willamette University in Oregon. Host Sylvia speaks to Dr Hahnel about the war in Ukraine vs spending priorities at home, who pays for things in America and and what kind of system we can build to replace capitalism. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with film maker/Journalist Kevin Pina about Haiti and the recent waves of protests against another invasion The 2004 coup that removed the democratically elected president Jean Bertrand Aristide now marks over two decades of invasion in Haiti. The ongoing occupation of Haiti by USA, Canada, France and Brazil under the guise of humanitarian aid, the import of cholera by Nato forces and Ottawa’s participation and diplomatic leadership for a new foreign military intervention. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, co-founder and coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, he fights the reach of corporate greed into space. We give a historical perspective on the Russia/Ukraine conflict, how events escalated since 2014 and how/why the US/NATO is prolonging this war. the US is not helping Ukraine fight Russia, the US is using Ukraine to fight Russia. How this war impacts the people of the world and the evil and apathy of our leaders misguided priorities. We speak about the lack of a Peace movement while we flirt with nuclear war and the failings of civil society and people of the faith community. I give an open invitation, if your promoting peace in anyway let me know at [email protected] and I will work with you. https://space4peace.org/ Consider Supporting the show by becoming a Member of Latin Waves https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Yves Engler is a Montréal-based activist and author who has published 12 books including his latest Stand on Guard For Whom? A People’s History of the Canadian Military. They speak about Haiti in historical and current context, Haiti was the first country to liberate itself from slavery , the only successful country to do so in human history. In 2004 a very popular president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was removed via a US backed coup because he wanted to make some mild reforms for the people. It’s been one year since the assassination of their president, recently world leaders in particular US, France and Canada declared a new Haitian president on twitter. Canada walks hand in hand with US imperialism, they back and support coups wherever the US wants them to take place. Canada is currently building 7 military bases around the world to support US imperialism. Consider Supporting the show by becoming a Member of Latin Waves https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Host Sylvia Richardson interviews HOV Secretariat Jorge Martin , they do a check up on the 2022 conditions in Latin America since the pandemic. The three significant events in Latin America this year, the Columbian election , the general strike in Ecuador and the vote on the new constitution in Chile. Also take note of elections in Brazil later this year with the left ready to take back power.    They touch on the changing political scene in the UK and the crisis Eurupe will face with citizen uprisings and strikes if things don’t change course with Russia. 

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Dr. Aviva Chomsky, about the structured violence of empire. We are now in the grip of one of the worst economic crises in the history of modern capitalism. Millions displaced by hunger, military violence and ecological destruction that puts them in the eye of multiple storms. Aviva Chomsky’s latest book: Central America’s Forgotten History, answers the urgent question “How did we get here?” Centering the centuries-long intertwined histories of US expansion and Indigenous and Central American struggles against inequality and oppression. Consider Supporting the show by becoming a Member of Latin Waves https://latinwavesmedia.com/

 Robert Jensen is professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Texas in Austin and collaborates with the Ecosphere Studies program at The Land Institute. Host Sylvia speaks to Dr Jensen on his newest book “An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity.” How we come to terms with the fact that this high energy , high tech consumption culture is going to fail. How its better if it fails on our terms and not naturally, how we need to transition to a low energy culture, how we have to learn to live without and make different choices. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com.

A professor at Carleton University, Marcelo Saavedra is an Indigenous Bolivian leader and founder of the Bolivia Action Solidarity Network. He speaks to Latin Waves about the need to protect indigenous languages as these languages change how we view the world. He challenges the western notion of rights and how the paradigm shift that’s taking place must have women front and center. “If we can harness that wisdom that is embedded in our ancestral cultures, we can get rid of capitalism, patriarchy , Globalization and colonialism. And Women are a central central piece in this puzzle” Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com.

Latin Waves’ host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin Secretariat of Hands off Venezuela, they speak about the growing global food crisis due to the war in Ukraine, how imperial powers like Russia and the US don’t mind starving the global population for their own imperial interests. How the US is losing ground in Latin America, many countries are going left including Columbia whom is on the verge of electing their first ever left wing government. How Mexico are other nations are making a mockery of the Summit of the Americas by not attending. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com.

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with author Justin Podur about the structures of empire. The value transfers that fuel an economic system of inequity and injustice. How laws have been crafted to sustain empire and suppressed democratic processes. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month.  https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Bruce Gagnon coordinates the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, (http://space4peace.org/) Bruce is a long time Union Organizer and Peace advocate and writers for a blog called Organizing Notes http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ Host Stuart speaks to Bruce about the origins of the Russia/Ukraine crisis, the hypocrisy of the US regime and its allies and how this conflict creates a war at home by robbing the public treasury. The propaganda machine at play and how the US/Nato is actively promoting war and silencing voices for Peace. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves’ host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin Secretariat of Hands off Venezuela, they speak about the crisis of Capitalism in providing for peoples needs, how as the pandemic ends their is no money for human needs but plenty for war. How social movements are starting to wake up post pandemic, even in unlikely places like Poland. How just electing a progressive government under capitalism will not get it done, how only workers uprisings and social movements can achieve what is needed. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Robert Jensen is an emeritus professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, a founding board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center, and a member of the team developing Ecosphere Studies at The Land Institute. Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Robert about the historic nature of Empire, how violence and fundamentalism play a natural role and gives some historical context to the current Ukraine conflict. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

 Latin Waves host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We contextualize the Invasion of Ukraine by Russia, both myself and Bruce have been speaking of this potential crisis since 2014, we are both long time peace advocates and believe that peace only comes through mutual understanding and the events that got us here. How the more you listen to the MSM the more confused and uninformed you become. We speak about the US back coup in 2014 replacing a pro Russian president with a US puppet, how the coup government of Ukraine has a coalition with Neo-Nazis who terrorize the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine which is largely make up of Russian speakers, how thousands of Russian speaking citizens have been killed in this region without any condemnation from the UN or Western Media. How the Minsk agreement with the current president has never been honoured, and how the US is pushing Ukraine to join NATO like Poland and Romania. This is untenable to Russia as they don’t want missile bases on their borders. How the long term goals for Russia are spelled out by the Rand Corporation called “Overextending and Unbalancing Russia” (available online) And most importantly some reasonable options to end this conflict. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/wordpress/

Tim Black covers news, politics, race, culture, and events from a perspective of Black American, Whether he’s talking politics, current events, breaking news, or pop culture there will be no apologies, wavers, or waffling. Host Stuart Richardson and Tim have a lively discussion about Joe Rogan, Cancel Culture and the left, how we can find reliable progressive candidates and why we cannot give up on electoral politics despite its shortcomings. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Sociologist Dr. Maria Paez Victor, a powerful and lively discussion about the declining global role of the US in the world. How as social movements we must overcome racism and Eurocentrism to move forward building community power and not relying on government to do it for us. How we must not let Venezuela fall to US imperialism, if it can happen to them it can happen to any nation. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We have a lively discussion about whats happening on the ground in the Ukraine and how we must stop it as the consequence will be catastrophic for the world as Ukraine has 12 nuclear reactors. How NATO led by the US is pushing this war to destabilize Russia and how European nations like France and Germany are pushing against it. And how the anti war movement in the US and Can go to sleep with Liberal and Democratic administrations. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/

A professor at Carleton University,Dr Marcelo Saavedra is an Indigenous Bolivian leader and founder of the Bolivia Action Solidarity Network. Host Sylvia Richardson speaks about the mature languages and cultures on Turtle Island, how that thinking challenges the fallacy of individualism in western culture. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Silvia Federici Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Silvia Federici author of Revolution at Ground Zero. The zero point of revolution is our social relations, the violence of capitalism as our primary organizing system has normalized slavery, repression, control, and surveillance of brown and black people. We speak of pandemic but the virus that is killing society is a man made system of exploitation, and injustice. We must remember our ability to re-enchant the world, to envision a society with justice. She speaks of a new Indigenization of our social movements. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Marti the secretariat of Hands off Venezuela about social movements in 2021. After more than 15 months of farmers’ protests, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, accepted defeat and repealed the three farm laws…”an unexpected victory” says Jorge Marti, yet a reminder of what is possible when the workers unite. In this interview we travel back to the beginning of 2021, the multiple social uprisings in Latin America that continue to remind us that social justice is a practice in community. Consider Supporting the show by making a Donation https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Robin Eric Hahnel is Professor of Economics at Portland State University. He was a professor at American University for many years and traveled extensively advising on economic matters all over the world. Latin Waves’ host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Economist Robin Hanhel. The quest for progressives and good intentioned people is to build a society that integrates all the elements of the social economy to create a systematic process of justice that replaces the Capitalist system…How we would do that is the subject of this conversation. Consider Supporting the show by making a Donation https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Marti ,secretariat of Hands of Venezuela about the USA’s new security partnership known as the Quad to include United States, India, Japan and Australia as a strategic partner and providing Australia with nuclear submarines. The aftermath of the US war on Afghanistan, and why despite the threat we have much to be optimistic about despite impotent institutions such as the UN Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. https://latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Dr. Robyn Hahnel about his latest book Democratic Economic Planning. The hastening pace of global climate change’s human impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, the impact of political and economic hegemony of the capitalistic centre. These are enmeshed systems ” how can we create eco-socialism despite the racist regimes, of settler-colonialism, and structured social processes of exploitation? For Copy of book go to Revolution Reading List Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Sociologist Dr. Maria Paez Victor about the Eurocentric attitude in Canada about indigenous issues, how Canada is perceived in the world vs the reality of Canada acting like an empire, how finding hundreds of unmarked graves in Canada has changed the conversation around indigenous issues of justice.   Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Dr. Robyn Hahnel about his latest book Democratic Economic Planning. The hastening pace of global climate change’s human impact of the COVID 19 pandemic, the impact of political and economic hegemony of the capitalistic centre. These are enmeshed systems ” how can we create eco-socialism despite the racist regimes, of settler-colonialism, and structured social processes of exploitation? Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Dr. Jarred Ball, about histories of struggle, the importance of remembering our stories. “Is only through struggle we learn to struggle”, he invites us to remember and engage with Black August its history of struggle and connect with the only power capable of creating a path to a future with justice, people power. Support Latin Waves by becoming a member for as little as $1 per month. www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves morns the loss of an Icon and good ancestor Glenn Ford from the Black Agenda Report, whenever I feel down or burned out I reenergize myself when I think of the commitment to Justice Glenn Ford had. We aired this interview in 2010,  Sylvia Richardson interviews Glen Ford a writer and radio commentator with ‘The Black Agenda Report.’ Glen offers an insightful critique of Obama’s unprecedented 23 trillion dollars bailout, his alliances to the banking sector and the challenges of those who call themselves progressives in the US. Consider becoming a member of LatinWaves , join for as low as $1.00 per month https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin secretariat of Hands off Venezuela about Cuba. The UN has declared the USA’s blockade of Cuba illegal 29 times the last vote on June 23 with 182 countries voting against the blockade and only two in support the USA and Israel. Jorge explains how the instead of removing the blockade the USA has increased sanctions and the compounded the impact of loss of income from tourism due to Pandemic travel restrictions. Consider becoming a member of LatinWaves , join for as low as $1.00 per month https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Darren Lund, author of The Great White North? Exploring Whiteness, Privilege and Identity in Education. They speak about humanizing education so that it sustains learners in times of chaos. Resilience and hope are cultivated by actions. Likewise a world with justice is co-created daily by our commitments to act and to cultivate cooperation and wholeness. How despite COVID social movements like Black Lives Matter and Idle No More have only grown stronger. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Jorge Marti  about social movements in 2020 in both South and North America, how Neo Liberalism and decades of austerity have left powerful capitalism societies unprepared for the pandemic. His views about new President Joe Biden as compared to Donald Trump   These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Arnold August has an MA in political science from McGill University. He is an author, journalist and lecturer living in Montreal. He is the author of Democracy in Cuba and the 1997 “98 Elections (Editorial Jos Mart ) Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with author and journalist Arnold August about the history of imperialism that informs colonial processes in Canada. The Indigenous resistance in Canada to Genocide and uprising across Latin America, against neoliberalism, surveillance capitalism the multiple faces of imperialism. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at in anyway you can at https://latinwavesmedia.com/

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin about a global revolution against imperialism and capitalism. Brazil is facing deadly second COVID-19 wave and thousands are dying due to inadequate healthcare system the result of 30 years of Neoliberalism. Yet despite the threat of the violence, people are rising up to fight the plague of imperialism and colonialism. Jorge takes us on a world tour of uprisings against imperialism a global revolution against injustice and impunity. The month long uprising under way in Colombia, one of the most murderous government in Latin America against worker is the center of an historic uprising where workers and lay people are uniting in their struggle against imperial power. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at www.latinwavesmedia.com   

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Common Frontiers director Raul Burbano, about the up rising in Colombia. From April 28 to May 8, the violent actions of the state security forces resulted in the death of least 47 people, the arbitrary detention of 963 people, 28 victims ofeye-related injuries, and 12 victims of sexual violence. In total, they registered 1,876 cases of police violence.  Yet despite the violence people kept coming out in defiance of the latest austerity package introduce by president Duque.  Colombia has been known for decades, as the epicentre for violence against indigenous movements and workers.  A country with seven USA military bases, intimidating their neighbours and its local population. Raul reminds us that revolution is still a dance for people in Latin America, as people correct the history of colonization and conquest of America as a story of unceasing dignity.  Not a day has gone without rebellion to injustice, repression and exploitation. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at www.latinwavesmedia.com   

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Yves Engler author of the Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy. As Israel intensified its occupation over the last decades, it has steadily built settlements, tookcontrol of water supplies, and laid its ‘apartheid wall’ and separate road system across the West Bank (with the consequence of severely damagingthe Palestinian economy). In Jerusalem, Israel has beenpersistently ethnically-cleansing East Jerusalem in a deliberate, planned policy of ‘Judaization’ through forced evictions, house demolitions, arcane judicial rulings on housing rights, and building new blocks for Israeli settlers. Yves Engler speaks of the global solidarity movement for Palestinians, and the lessons in resistance. Why solidarity matters and what is lost when fail to speak and actagainst imperialist aggression, Support Latin Waves at www.latinwavesmedia.com  Books by Yves Engler CLICK HERE  

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Martin about May Day and the significance for workers in Latin America. The man made virus of Capitalism that has shut down economies worldwide. The militarization of life as the response of governments to the pandemic is bullets to those who clamour for justice. Jorge speaks of the repression of people in Colombia, the uprising in Peru, Chile, Haiti against impunity and hunger. Support Latin Waves at www.latinwavesmedia.com 

David Bacon is a photojournalist, author, political activist, and union organizer who has focused on labor issues, particularly those related to immigrant labor. Some of his popular books include, Illegal People, The Right to Stay home and In the fields of the North. Host Sylvia Richardson interviews David Bacon on historic Roots of Inequality, how Biden may differ from Trump on immigration and the necessary struggle ahead.How we need to come together as one community of workers. Support Latin Waves at www.latinwavesmedia.com  Books by David Bacon at tinyurl.com/5e6uf459   

Robin Eric Hahnel is Professor of Economics at Portland State University. He was a professor at American University for many years and traveled extensively advising on economic matters all over the world. His latest book is “For the people by the people” a case for participatory economics” Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Robin about economics and the politics of latin America Post Trump, the opportunities and failings of the Democratic part, New Green Deal, Universal Income and the future for progressives. Shop for Robin Hahnel Books Click Here  Consider Becoming a Member of the Show CLICK HERE   

The current coronavirus pandemic is more than a medical crisis, it is also a political and ideological crisis. It is a crisis deeply rooted in years of neglect by neoliberal governments that denied the importance of public health and the public good while defunding the institutions and decades of austerity. Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Jorge Marti about government’s response to the coronavirus in Western countries, the impact of decades of austerity and neoliberalism policies on health institutions. This pandemic is a call for an end to all sanctions, causing needless death. These are challenging times for everyone, more than ever we need to support independent media, consider supporting this show at www.latinwavesmedia.com 

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Azza Rojbi North African social justice and anti-racism activist, author of the book “U.S. & Saudi War on the People of Yemen” (Battle of Ideas Press, 2019) and secretary of Vancouver’s anti-war coalition Mobilization Against War & Occupation. She is active in the solidarity movement with Latin America and is the coordinator of Friends of Cuba Against the U.S. Blockade. Azza is a member of the Editorial Board of the Fire This Time Newspaper writing and researching on Middle Eastern and North Africa politics. We speak about the 6th year anniversary of the war in Yemen, how western powers like the US and Canada are supporting the conflict by selling arms to Saudi Arabia, ignoring calls from the UN calling this the largest humanitarian crisis on the planet. Also how ordinary Canadians and US citizens are being to wake up to this crisis once they know the facts, that our governments, public and corporate media are complicit in this genocide.

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with film maker Jesse Freeston, about the art for social justice. his film Resistencia released in 2015 was a gift to the untold histories of struggled in Central America against imperialism, colonization and the onslaught of neoliberalism for the past 30 years. He speaks of why art is not only essential for our own spiritual well being, but also for our movements towards social justice.

Latin waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Sociologist Dr. Maria Paez Victor about resistance to empire. The USA continued violence against Venezuela unveils the many faces of USA imperialism political, economic, military and media wars. The people have suffered sanctions intended to starve the people into surrender, coup attempts, blockades, and invasions. Dr. Paez reminds us of the legacy of Hugo Chavez and the strength of the Venezuelan revolution. She points out imperialism is naked and so too is the peoples’ rooted resilience to resist its violence and points out that Venezuela has weathered a world pandemic despite all the challenges they face.

Host Stuart Richardson interviews Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and publisher of a blog called Organizing Notes. We speak about why Bath Iron Works ship yard (a shipbuilding yard in Maine that builds US Naval destroyers) needs to be converted into a plant that builds Green technology, how US military spending is out of control globally and how that steals from the American people. We speak about the new Biden administration and how social change happens, how we cannot sit on our hands and hope things change for the better.  Support independent media Now by becoming a member at  www.latinwavesmedia.com

Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Ellen Brown about a populist revolution to Occupy Wall Street. The story of how using a game-like trading app called “Robinhood” a Reddit social media forum caused GameStop shares to rise up nearly 900% in five days from 2.57 a share to $380 a share on January 27. What happens when average people learn to gamble in the stock market. And the power of people acting together.

Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Graham about the thousands of people trying to flee Honduras, how the western media and politicians have let us down by presenting these humanitarian crisis without any context. Never is it mentioned how US and Canadian resource industries are complicit in the suffering of these people, their role in installing repressive Coup governments. If we had proper context and info we could act to make our governments and corporations respect human rights and prevent much unnecessary suffering.

Derrick Jensen is an American, anarchoprimitivist, ecophilosopher and radical environmentalist living in Crescent City, California. According to Democracy Now!, Jensen “has been called the poet-philosopher of the ecological movement. Host Sylvia Richardson speaks to Derrick about his latest book Monsters, a collection of fictional tales based on real life issues, they discuss life , death and renewal, the culture of hatred towards self and Derricks own journey with these issues.